It's Mega Swagbucks Friday... I ordered my camera and saved more than $500 + My NEW Swag Bucks Goal!!

Did you see??  Did you see??  A couple of days ago I ordered the camera I've been saving for!!  YAY!!!   Thanks to a great deal on Amazon and all the gift cards I earned by cashing in Swag Bucks, I only paid $205 for a $721 camera, lens, and filter!!  See how I did it here.

So...now that my gift card balance is back to zero...I'm setting a new goal!  Usually I budget $1000 for gifts for the entire year.  That includes all my kids and hubby's birthdays, family birthdays (parents, siblings), anniversaries, friends birthdays (ie., kids birthday parties) and Christmas.

My new goal?  For 2011, I'd like to wipe the Christmas gifts amount out of that category out and out of my budget (and add it to our savings) and buy ALL of our gifts for the year with Amazon Gift Cards earned through Swag Bucks...and I think I can do it!  I'm thinking that portion would be $500-600.  I might even be able to earn a full $1000 and completely wipe out the GIFTS altogether!

What about you?  How much do you spend on gifts in a year?  Have you ever thought about it or really added it up?  Why not sign up with Swag Bucks now, start searching and earning in lots of ways, and set your own goal?   I challenge you to get started saving now for Christmas 2011 now and see just how much "damage" you can do!!

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